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Preston Schmittou

Preston Schmittou

Co-founder at Haladir; early-stage CTO and software builder

Wise, Virginia
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Washington, D.C. - Baltimore Area
Joined January 2026
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Summary

Early-stage technical founder and operator involved in formal methods for AI. extruct+2
Active builder of developer-facing tools and accessibility-focused browser projects, demonstrated through multiple Devpost submissions and project portfolios. devpost+2
Contributed to academic research as a student researcher, authoring work that analyzes open-source and crypto project activity using GitHub data. gmu
Recognized high-school student with local academic honors and school-level project participation in Fairfax County Public Schools. fcps+1

Work

Education

Projects

Writing

Analyzing the Relationship Between Project Success and Project Type for Open Source, Decentralized Finance and Web 3.0 Projects

January 1, 2024

Research abstract and contribution analyzing GitHub activity across >600 open source crypto projects (2013–2023) to study trends by project type and correlations between governance/funding models and project success; authored with other students under a George Mason University project.

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Hobbies

Builds software projects and participates in hackathon-style projects focused on browser tooling and AI. devpost+2